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Patent GB-2513399-A (GB)
Title: Traffic monitoring
Inventor: CRICKMORE ROGER IAN
IPC: G08G1/04
Filed: 2013-04-26
Abstract: A method and system to detect the number, speed, and type of vehicles travelling on a road using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS). A length of optical fibre 102 is laid alongside a road 101 and an interrogation unit 103 launches light pulses into the fibre and detects backscattered radiation to generate an acoustic measurement signal from sensing portions of the fibre. Noise features 104 are deployed on, or formed in, the surface of the road (rumble strips) and are arranged to generate a characteristic acoustic signature when traversed by the wheels of a vehicle 105. The noise features may comprise at least two distinct elements 104a and 104b arranged a known distance apart. The acoustic signals from a wheel crossing both elements can be detected and used to determine the vehicle speed. The number and separation of vehicle axles can be determined to categorise the type of vehicle. Noise features with different acoustic characteristics may be located in different lanes of a multi-lane road.
Patent GB-2516305-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods for wireless communication
Inventor: LILJA JUHA PETRI MIKAEL
IPC: H01Q7/00
Filed: 2013-07-19
Abstract: An apparatus 22 comprises a cover 24 of an electronic device, the cover including a conductive portion 34 defining an aperture 46 therein, the aperture 46 comprising a first aperture portion 48 extending across a part of an antenna 26, and a second aperture portion 50 located outside of an area defined by the antenna 26. The second aperture portion 50 extends in a direction different to a direction of the first aperture portion 48. The second aperture portion 50 may be orthogonal to the first aperture portion 48 and may be located at an end of the first aperture portion 48 to form a T shape. The width of the second aperture portion 50 may be greater than the width of the first aperture portion 48. Further aperture portions may be provided. A camera may be positioned internal to the cover 24 and underlying a portion of the aperture 46.
Patent GB-2528629-A (GB)
Title: Thermostatic radiator valve clamp
Inventor: LUNN ROBERT WILLIAMN
IPC: F24D19/10
Filed: 2014-04-23
Abstract: A tool for closing a thermostatic radiator valve (TRV) and isolating the water flow. The tool is a valve clamp that isolates the thermostatic radiator valve by compressing the thermostatic radiator valve pin, after the head of the thermostatic radiator valve has been removed. The clamp comprises an upper section and a lower section that are joined together by a threaded shaft and a slide shaft. The lower section has interchangeable bushes that allow the lower section to accommodate different sized pipe work, and the upper section has a circular groove to accommodate the valve pin and secure it in place whilst the lower and upper sections are driven together by rotating the threaded shaft until the valve pin is fully compressed. Alternatively the clamp may be used to isolate an open ended valve.
Patent GB-2529166-A (GB)
Title: Animal excrement collection
Inventor: WEBBER SIMON JAMES
IPC: E01H1/00
Filed: 2014-08-11
Abstract: Animal excrement collection apparatus, comprising a robotic animal excrement collector 101 having a body, a propulsion system for driving the body along a ground surface, a navigation system for self-guiding the body within an environment 202 in which animal excrement is to be collected, a detection system for identifying animal excrement, a loading arrangement for picking up animal excrement, an unloading arrangement for dropping off picked up animal excrement, and a control system for controlling operations of the robotic animal excrement collector. An animal excrement collection system comprising an autonomous robotic animal excrement collector programmed to: a) navigate within an area to be cleared of animal excrement, b) pick up animal excrement 103 from a first location,and c) deliver collected animal excrement to a second location 203. A base station for use with an autonomous robotic animal excrement collector. An animal wearable sensor device for use with an autonomous robotic animal excrement collector.
Patent GB-2529412-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid magnet for use in fusion reactors
Inventor: KINGHAM DAVID
IPC: H05H1/12
Filed: 2014-08-18
Abstract: A toroidal field coil 13 is disclosed for generating a toroidal magnetic field in a nuclear fusion reactor comprising a toroidal plasma chamber having a central column 14. The portion of toroidal field coil 13 passing through the central column 14 comprises: a low temperature superconductor (LTS) layer 21 formed from, for example, niobium-tin or niobium-titanium; a high temperature superconductor (HTS) layer 22 formed from, for example, ReBCO (YBCO or GdBCO), BSCCO 2212, BSCCO 2223, or MgB2, and located radially outward of the LTS layer; and an electrically conducting, non-superconducting material 23, e.g. copper, beryllium or aluminium, located radially outward of the HTS and LTS layers. Neutron shielding 24 may be provided between the hybrid magnet and fusion plasma 11, and insulating vacuum gaps 25 between the different layers of conducting and superconducting material.
Patent GB-2515418-A (GB)
Title: Seal sub system
Inventor: GILMORE DAVID L
IPC: E21B19/00
Filed: 2013-04-02
Abstract: A seal sub system for the connection of fluid lines, including first and second fluid lines, each including a terminal end with an inner diameter. A seal sub includes an inner channel and first and second pin ends, one pin end removably insertable in the fluid line terminal end with the other pin end extending from the fluid line terminal end. A seal forms a seal between the seal sub and the inner diameter of the first fluid line terminal end. The extending pin end is configured to be inserted into the terminal end of the second fluid line to establish a sealed fluid connection between the first and second fluid lines.
Patent GB-2515945-A (GB)
Title: Thermal distortion tester
Inventor: RAMRATTAN SAM N
IPC: G01N3/56
Filed: 2013-05-15
Abstract: A thermal distortion tester for testing thermal distortion of a sand specimen, comprising a gimbal to support the sand specimen, an actuator to raise and lower the sand specimen, and a hot surface, wherein the sand specimen is brought into contact with the hot surface at a pre-determined pressure or pressure profile. The temperature of the hot surface is maintained at a pre-determined temperature or temperature profile. The distortion of the sand specimen while applied to the hot surface is directly measured through measurement of the longitudinal movement of the gimbal, and radial distortion is measured by a micrometer camera. The temperature gradient of the sand specimen is also measured throughout the duration of the test. A method of using the same is also described herein.
Patent GB-2522978-A (GB)
Title: Cold start catalyst and its use in exhaust systems
Inventor: CHEN HAI-YING
IPC: B01J35/04
Filed: 2014-12-08
Abstract: A catalyst, suitable for use as a cold start catalyst, to adsorb NOx and hydrocarbons (HC), the catalyst comprising a molecular sieve catalyst having a noble metal, and a supported platinum group metal catalyst comprising one or more platinum group metals, such as platinum, palladium, rhodium, indium, and one or more inorganic oxide carriers, such as alumina, silica, titania, zirconia, ceria, niobia, tantalum oxides, molybdenum oxides, tungsten oxides. Also disclosed is use of the catalyst in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines.
Patent GB-2521535-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to waveguides
Inventor: SIMMONDS MICHAEL DAVID
IPC: G02B27/44
Filed: 2014-12-12
Abstract: A method for manufacturing a waveguide for a display apparatus, the method consisting of providing a planar optical waveguide part 20, depositing upon the optical waveguide a fluid material (11, fig 10A) curable to form an optically transparent solid, impressing 30 upon the fluid material an impression, such as by using stamper 30, defining an input diffraction grating region 21, an intermediate diffraction grating region 22 and an output diffraction grating region 23, wherein the fluid material of the intermediate diffraction grating region is continuous with the fluid material of at least the input diffraction grating region, and curing (45, fig 10C) the impressed fluid material to solidify the impression. The physical location of the input diffraction grating is located wholly within the geographical area of the intermediate grating and in the same plane. The grating vectors of the input diffraction grating and the intermediate diffraction grating are oriented in different respective directions.
Patent GB-2539637-A (GB)
Title: System and method for transforming and compressing genomics data
Inventor: Daniel Greenfield
IPC: G06F19/22
Filed: 2015-05-14
Abstract: A method for adjusting the quality score of a genomic sequence comprises determining a distance to search in a genomic corpus for a genomic sequence read, the distance being particularly a Hamming-distance or edit-distance. The results of a search using the read with the distance on the genomic corpus is used to adjust the quality score of the genomic sequence base. Calculations to adjust the quality score preferably utilises a Bayesian estimation of the likelihood that a base in the read has a sequencing error. Also claimed is a method for searching a genomic sequence read into a genomic corpus, the sequence read being partitioned into a multiplicity of slots, performing a look operation on each slot into said genomic corpus and combining the candidate results from each slot.
Patent GB-2530129-A (GB)
Title: Catalytic article for treating exhaust gas
Inventor: GAST JANE
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2015-04-15
Abstract: Provided is a catalytic article comprising (a) a flow through honeycomb substrate having an inlet side, an outlet side, an axial length from the inlet side to the outlet side, and a plurality of channels defined by channel walls extending from the inlet side to the outlet side; (b) a first NH3-SCR catalyst composition coated on and/or within the channel walls in a first zone; and (c) a second NH3-SCR catalyst composition coated on and/or within the channel walls in a second zone, provided that the first zone is upstream of the second zone and the first and second zones are adjacent or at least partially overlap; and wherein the first NH3-SCR catalyst comprises a first copper loaded molecular sieve having a copper to aluminum atomic ratio of about 0.1 to 0.375 and the second NH3-SCR catalyst comprises a second copper loaded molecular sieve having a copper-to-aluminum atomic ratio of about 0.3 to about 0.6. A slightly different catalytic article is also claimed.
Patent GB-2539221-A (GB)
Title: A portable bassinet
Inventor: LAUREN MCDONOUGH
IPC: A47D9/00
Filed: 2015-06-09
Abstract: The bassinet 1 comprises a bed portion 2 configured to form a substantially enclosed, open-topped sleeping area and a support frame 3 configured to support the bed portion above a surface, with the bed portion and frame being configured to be foldable into a substantially flat folded position. The frame preferably comprises a pair of rectangular, pivotally-connected sub-frames that are pivotally connected to the bed portion at their upper ends. The sub-frames are preferably formed from tubular members with each of the upper and lower, in use, sections being pivotably foldable at their centre point via a lockable catch. The bed portion preferably comprises a base 4 and an enclosing wall 5 along with a hood 6 which is preferably an extension of the enclosing wall that is supported by one or more flexible poles. At least one support extension 7 may extend from the front of the hood to the opposite end of the bed portion.
Patent GB-2529081-A (GB)
Title: A container for personal items
Inventor: POULTON ROBIN MICHAEL
IPC: E05B65/52
Filed: 2014-05-16
Abstract: A container (2) for personal items, which container (2) comprises a body portion (4), a lid (6), a lock (8) for locking the lid (6) to the body portion (4), and a handle (10) for carrying the container (2), and the container (2) being such that a face part (12) of the lid (6) forms a first side of the container (2), a face part (14) of the body portion (4) forms a second and opposite side of the container (2), the lock (8) is mounted in the body portion (4), and the lock (8) is accessible for locking and unlocking through an aperture (16) in the face part of the lid (6).
Patent GB-2529368-A (GB)
Title: Traffic enforcement system with time tracking and integrated video capture
Inventor: BIETSCH MICHAEL
IPC: G08G1/054
Filed: 2014-06-06
Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus are provided for capturing a video image and speed of a target vehicle. A ranging device detects a distance to a target vehicle. The focal distance or zoom of a video camera is set and adjusted based on the distance. The speed of travel of the vehicle is detected, displayed, and/or stored in association with a video image captured of the vehicle by the video camera. A range of distances within which to capture the video image and speed of the vehicle may be set by detecting distances between a pair of landmarks or using GPS and compass heading data. An inclinometer is provided to aid initiation of a power- conservation mode. A target tracking time may be determined and compared to a minimum tracking time period. A device certification period can be stored and displayed and the device deactivated upon expiration thereof.
Patent GB-2547435-A (GB)
Title: Universal medical & ID microchip implants
Inventor: DEREK ARNOTT
IPC: G16H10/65
Filed: 2016-02-16
Abstract: A microchip implant that is placed under the skin. It holds the ID and medical records of the individual. The ID would consist of unique numbers and features of the individual e.g. NI number, passport number [initially], colour of eyes, ethnic group, sex, date of birth and current home address. The medical data is self-explanatory and would be updated at every visit to GP surgeries and hospitals.
Patent GB-2537537-A (GB)
Title: Swim cap for long hair
Inventor: Michael Cason
IPC: A63B33/00
Filed: 2015-01-24
Abstract: A swim cap for persons having long hair includes a shell preferably having at least two interconnected compartments for receiving and encapsulating the hair of a user. The swim cap is secured around the head of a user by at least one draw string or adjustable band positioned within a channel near the open end of the swim cap as well as a chin strap extending downwardly from the cap. The interconnected compartments can be inflated to provide buoyancy. The shell further includes an outer layer and an inner layer defining a space therebetween that can also be inflated, or comprised of buoyant material, to provide buoyancy. A pump, compressed air canister or manual filler tube in communication with the interconnected compartments or space within the shell can be used to provide inflation. A pair of ear flaps extends downwardly from the swim cap around a user's head.
Patent GB-2542255-A (GB)
Title: LED tube lamp
Inventor: TAO JIANG
IPC: F21K9/27
Filed: 2016-07-25
Abstract: An LED tube lamp comprising a tube 100, at least one power supply in one or both of the end caps 400 electrically connected to an LED light strip 200 including one or more light sources 202 and at least one end cap 300 including a lateral wall (fig. 3 301), an end wall (fig. 3 302), and at least one opening 320 penetrating through the end cap 300 for heat dissipation or pressure releasing. The tube 100 may include two rear end regions 101, two transition regions, and a main body 102 where the end caps 300 are respectively connected to the rear end regions 101 and secured by adhesive or a coupling structure. A light sensor and a dust-proof net may be provided inside the end cap collimating with the opening 320. The power supply 400 may comprise a first and second parallel surface and be divided in to two parts respectively in the two end caps 300, or mounted on two vertical ribs where the heat-dissipating element is held closest to the opening 320. The LED light strip may comprise a bendable circuit sheet greater than the length of the tube.
Patent GB-2542040-A (GB)
Title: Clamp coupling device
Inventor: MORGAN HARINGSTAD
IPC: G01M3/28
Filed: 2015-04-23
Abstract: A clamp coupling device (1) comprising two coupling halves (2, 4), a sealing element (18) and a clamp (12), in which, in the position of application, at least one primary seal (18) and at least one secondary seal (34) are arranged between the coupling halves (2, 4) and the sealing element (18), there being a test channel (38) extending from between the primary seal (28) and the secondary seal (34) to the outside of the sealing element (18), and the secondary seal (34) consists of a metal-to-metal seal.
Patent GB-2562073-A (GB)
Title: Security door with replaceable defensive cassette
Inventor: THOMAS ALAN DEEVY
IPC: E06B5/11
Filed: 2017-05-03
Abstract: A security door having a front face, a back face and edges having a stepped profile, wherein a rear portion (120, Fig. 2A), bounded by the back face lies entirely within the perimeter of a front portion (110, Fig. 2A) bounded by the front face, the door also including a removeable defensive cassette sandwiched between the front and back faces. The front face may be a metal front plate 161 having a gap guard 162 and a hinge side wrap around 163. The frame may have a corresponding stepped profile. The cassette may have a central panel and a frame (181, 182, Fig. 4A), which may be replaced to change or upgrade the doors resistance to certain attacks, without replacement of the entire door. The cassette may have a plywood layer, a ceramic e.g. aluminum oxide layer and a fibre layer e.g. GRP. There may also be a shock absorber having plywood and polystyrene layers. Also claimed is a cassette and a method of manufacture.
Patent GB-2547859-A (GB)
Title: Membrane-seal assembly
Inventor: ROBERT JEFFREY COLEMAN
IPC: H01M8/1065
Filed: 2015-11-23
Abstract: A reinforced membrane-seal assembly (fig. 2) and its use in an electrochemical device, in particular a proton exchange membrane fuel cell is disclosed. The reinforced membrane-seal assembly comprises: • (i) a reinforcing component (1), wherein the reinforcing component is planar and comprises a first surface (la) and a second surface (lb), and wherein the reinforcing component comprises • (a) a central region (2a), the central region comprising a plurality of apertures (3) extending from the first surface to the second surface of the reinforcing component, the central region having a first aperture area density; • (b) an inner peripheral border region (2b), wherein the inner peripheral border region surrounds the central region, and wherein the inner peripheral border region is devoid of apertures; and • (c) an outer peripheral border region (2c) comprising a plurality of apertures (4) extending from the first surface of the reinforcing component to the second surface of the reinforcing component, the outer peripheral border region having a second aperture area density, wherein the outer peripheral border region surrounds the inner peripheral border region; • (ii) ion-conducting material (5); and • (iii) seal material (6);
Patent GB-2558985-A (GB)
Title: Predicting user needs for a particular context
Inventor: SANJIT JHALA
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2016-04-12
Abstract: A system is described that identifies, based on search histories associated with a group of computing devices for a particular context, a task performed by users of the group of computing devices for the particular context. The system determines a first degree of likelihood of the task being performed by the users of the group of computing devices for the particular context and determines a second degree of likelihood of the task being performed by the users of the group of computing devices for a broader context that includes the particular context and at least one other context. Responsive to determining that the first degree of likelihood exceeds the second degree of likelihood by a threshold amount, and that a current context of a particular computing device corresponds to the particular context, the system transmits, to the particular computing device, information for completing the task for the particular context.
Patent GB-2568321-A (GB)
Title: MEMS devices and processes
Inventor: COLIN ROBERT JENKINS
IPC: H04R19/04
Filed: 2017-12-06
Abstract: A MEMS transducer comprising a flexible membrane 405 with a membrane electrode 400 provided thereon. In the electrode layer there are a plurality of large primary openings (holes) 410 and in-between the primary openings there are smaller secondary openings 420. The primary and secondary openings mitigate the effects of reflow drift. The sections of the electrode between primary openings comprises an elongate beam having a longitudinal axis; the secondary openings are defined by a similar shape along this longitudinal axis. The secondary openings may be generally rectangular, oval or elliptical shape and the primary openings may be hexagonal, circular, square or rectangular. The MEMS transducer may comprise a back‐plate electrode with a plurality of holes overlying the primary openings 412, 414 and the secondary openings are under the backplate electrode. The primary openings’ perimeter, area, shape and size may correspond to the backplate electrode holes. Alternatively the primary openings may be smaller than the backplate holes. The primary openings may define a lattice structure with a plurality of secondary openings at regular intervals around the perimeter of each primary opening (Fig. 9). The MEMS transducer may be a capacitive microphone.
Patent GB-2573776-A (GB)
Title: A bypass valve assembly
Inventor: Lars Fabricius
IPC: F16K11/087
Filed: 2018-05-16
Abstract: A bypass valve assembly 50 comprises an inlet pipe 60, an outlet pipe 70, and a bypass pipe 80 fluidly connecting the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe. The bypass pipe has a bypass valve 90 that is moveable between open and closed positions. The bypass valve is a ball valve comprising a ball rotatable between the open and closed positions. In the open position the ball provides a flow restriction 93 with a restriction size 94 such that, during flow across the bypass pipe, there is a flow pressure difference across the flow restriction. Also provided is a heating system using the valve and a method of performing a commissioning process on the heating system.
Patent GB-2574419-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in hinges
Inventor: VALTER SVARA
IPC: E05F3/20
Filed: 2018-06-05
Abstract: A hinge (10 Fig 1) is provided with two elements (12, 20 Fig 1) pivotally connected about a hinge axis. A spring 14 formed of bent wire is mounted on one of the elements to apply a biasing force between the two elements over at least part of their relative rotational movement. The biasing force is transmitted via a spring finger (19 Fig 2) and a spreader 24 is arranged to fit over the finger for engagement with the other element. The spreader extends continuously over the finger and engages substantially the whole of it. Preferably the spreader is mounted via snap fit and may be a channel shape straddling the spring finger with lugs to retain it in place. The spring is preferably a bent coil spring. The hinge is preferably a toggle type hinge which fits into a cup on furniture, e.g. kitchen cupboards. The spring urges the cupboard door into a closed position. A damping mechanism (15 Fig 1) may also be incorporated into the hinge.